PTI, PPP boycott NA session, demand apology from Nisar

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) have announced to boycott National Assembly (NA) proceedings till Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan tendered an apology over his remarks, Geo News reported.

On Wednesday, the use of word “Tamasha” by interior minister angered the opposition.

Speaking to media outside the parliament, Khursheed Shah called the word, used by Chaudhry Nisar, as ‘non-parliamentary’.

PTI leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi also criticized the statement issued by Nisar Ali Khan.

Earlier, over the issue of verification of votes, the opposition and interior Chaudhry Nisar exchanged heated words.

Nisar said a political party has blown the issue of thumb verification out of proportion. He termed it a “Tamasha” (drama).